The Dillon tribune., 1887-01-28
CURRENT NEWS NOTES.

he Barton Range and Vicksburg Rail.
way.
Tie Naval Affairs b.Commi.tce will !
recommend $4,000 to build officers quar-.
ers at Mare Island, and $4,000 for re- |
,airs.
New York, Jan. o,.-The bank state.
ne nts show reserve increase Of $1Ss,cco.
The banks now hold $lS,796yooo in excess
ot the legal rule.
Shang Hal, Jan. 2e.-The British steam.
cr ~. F. Saul" from London collided will,
and sunk Chinese transport. One hun
dred soldiers and seven mandarins were
drowned.
che philanthropic people Of Brooklyn
are erecting number Of booths in different
parts OF tina, city, where any poor person
can procure meal for two cents--a cup
Of coffee and piece Of bread fo, one cent,
and bow! Of soup for one cent.
London, Jan. :,.--Thc Scottish Protes
tan: alliance has sent to Queen Victoria
memorial setting forth tlat,l, agEressicns
oi tine papac, in Great Britain in the 81.
prc,n.cy ct the pope, are >ubvtr>ivr OF th.
Qneens authority and oi the peoples rights
and liberties, and that the avowed aim oi
the papacv is the Va'icans conquest and
the suhjec;:on ri Great Britain.
Chicago, Ian. ,:.---.At 4 meeting ol The
representatives of the live stock exchanges
Of western cities in this city to dav, it wa
decided to adopt tine name of the National
Live Stock Exchange. Elmer Washbnrn.
of Chicago, was elected president. The
following uniform scale Of prices for tls
sale ot live stock was agreed upon: FIT,
cents head for cattle, except vearlngs,
calves and stock cattle, which shall be $40
per car load, and all live stock driven int"
the wards at the following rates: Cattle,
socents per head calves IS cents per head
sheep and hogs 10 crnts per head. II was
also decided to dispense with he services
Of travelling men and all manner Of drum.
ming for business.
Berlin, Ian, .c--The socialists met here
to dav and decided to run a candidate
wherever there was chance to Gus: Il con
servative. Where no socialist is nominate q
the party will support the liberal candi'
date. AS a prelude to their manifesto the
socialists have scattered broadcast the
New Year Compliment which is co;l.
Quoted, says the 'ossc G,srtIf, in more
violent terms than any heretofore attempt
ed. This manifesto urges the socialists h
prosecute a vigorous campaign and haste.
the moment the purifying fire of revo'n
,ion will aevour the old world, which is
filled with crime and violence. Tn.
police tried to suppress the manifesto, bu'
despite their efforts they found tha. Ao,mn
copies of it had been distributed in a single
morning.
New York, Ian. ,,.--Sta,'s London
War is in every ones mouth; the papers
are full Of war Rumors and rcports iron,
Berlin, Paris and Vienna bring details thai
point to hoar Y increasing preparations for
the ccmny struggle, and Lord Charles
ai.v. <p,aSiny at tic Mansion House 's>,
night, referred 20 the naval strength oI
England, France ani ojhc: p@"cr> al rca.
lie asked il Eryiana> policy ]. still 70
hiih ships oi' war Of the largest c,a>~.
whether iorc:,n sove:u:::''n'> do >'o or not
;.nrd Char!:s's speech to,,s>..atinw~ hra, y
".,ditiui,, tt. The. navy in ri,'A of tils. pros.
pee; OF a general European VA: i" whirh
Grca. Britain NAV b.. drawn. Stock, were
depressed ;c>tryta" il, consequence uf 'ht'
warikc dispatches received from all parts
os the continent.
New York, Jan. o.~--A>'rnlosct John
Dc Leon, who was recent" arrested
charged witt, sending young girls tn Pana
ma for ;nmora. purposes, WAS PLACED On
trial Yesterday On an indictment for kihnap.
ping. The chief witness was stephen Bon
sam, the reporter who worked his way into
Dc Icons confidence. lie testified thai
De Leon told him that as an astrolo.-r Il
large nu,nbe. ct women came 70 hi,p; that
he picked out certain ones and got them
indebted to him and then sent them to
Panama, consigned 10 vile woman, assur-
ing them positions as servants at high
wages. De Leon said he had sent 100
girls to Panama in ten months, and never
heard from them, nor had he had any
,rouoie. Dead girls. like dead men, tel.
no tales hc sad. Sporting life and eli
mate down IN Panama SOON carried them
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